Tasmanian Times
Economy
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843State Budget needs to come to grips with over-spending and under-delivery
Thursday’s State Budget will be notable in a number of ways. It will be Lara Giddings’ first. It will (I think) be...
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Live export of livestock undermines Tasmanian economy
The Tasmanian Greens today reiterated calls for a ban on state live exports, in response to an outstanding community response whereby 10,000...
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Drop in centre under new management
After weeks of uncertainty, Colony 47’s mental health drop-in centre in Hobart will close. Colony 47 could no longer afford to run...
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Penola pulp mill plans dead
PLANS to revive the $1.5 billion Penola Pulp Mill are dead with the company behind the mill calling in liquidators. The company’s...
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Declaration for safer Australian pesticide laws
Dear all Thank you for lending your support to NTN’s campaign for safer Australian pesticide laws, in partnership with the WWF, CHOICE...
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Poll driven … god help us!
It seems the media are really the ones driven by poll results. Recently Galaxy, in conjunction with News Ltd, stated that “58%...
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Failed Lib-Lab policies behind soaring electricity price rises
The Tasmanian Greens today warned that it was the combined legacy of failed Labor and Liberal energy policies that underpinned Tasmania’s current...
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STAGE ONE TARKINE LOOP ROAD TO BEGIN END OF YEAR
This Tarkine Tourism Investment is Appropriate and Welcome for Region The Tasmanian Greens today called on Minister for Infrastructure, David O’Byrne, to...
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Gunns: The Farce continues
He’s one funny dude, that Gunns’ boss. Most chief executives, staring at insolvency unless they could stump up $55 million within a...
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Mill sale hinges on forestry peace deal
Tasmanian timber company, Gunns Limited, has confirmed it has a conditional buyer for its Triabunna wood chip mill. A Tasmanian consortium headed...
